Catch



Sept 30, 1930. n. connngv 1,777,074

civica Filed Sept. 20. 1926 mwah/To@ fQNc/L Cammy ABY A TTORNEWv Patented Sept. 30, A1930 HANCIL connREY, on cnULA vissen, cnmronnin CATCH .Application filed September 20, 1926. Serial No.' 136,441.

My invention relates to vcatches for latching or locking easement windows, transoms, small doors and the like. v Y

The objects of my invention are: first, to

provide a particularly sim-ple'and economically constructed catch for positively holding Windows and doors in their closed positions; second, to provide a catch of this class which is'equally applicableto outwardlyor justing the relative positions of the main catch member andthe keeper; fourth, to provide a resilient catch for windows, transoms,

` doors and thelike which serves as a shock absorber against the initial impact of the clos'-l ing Window, transom, door and the like so that the same will `not readily slam against thewindow or. door opened; sixth, toprovide as a whole a novellyconstructed catch. of this class, and seventh, tov provide a catchof'this will not readily deteriorate or get out of order. Viith these and other' objects in view, as

will appear hereinafter, my invention con- 3 sists of certainnovel features of construction,

combination and arrangeme'ntI of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the ac- 40' companying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form apart of,V

Y this application, in which: Y

Figure l is a 'fragmentary'. sectional view ing my'catchstructure in connection therewith; Fig. 2 is a front` elevational'view thereof, also showing the transom'and'the jamb fragmentarily; Fig. 3 is a viewV of one ofthe inwardly swinging windows, 'doors andthelike; third, to provide novel means for Vad` class which is durable, practical and whichV taken through the free edge of a transom or' similar swinging member and its Jamb, show- Y keeper members, showing the adjusting cor-l rugations therein; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary'v sectional elevational view of a window-sill and easement window, showing -a slightlyV modified form of construction of my catch in connection.therewith,'andFig. 5 is Van in- 55, side elevational viewY of a fragmentary portion of a easement window'and frame, showing the modified form of construction ofthecatch, shown in Fig. 4, applied thereto. 1

- Like characters of reference refer' to simi- 60 lar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings. v The one form of construction of my catch, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 of the drawings, consists essentially of a resilient catch -mem- Vber l, a keeper or strikingplate 2, a keeper retaining plate 3, a knob 4 and screws 5, 6

Vand 7.

lThe lcatch shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is applied toa transom or any other window or door opening into the roomoftherbuilding, or in any other similar location. The catchmembcr l in this form of construction is provided'with a U-shaped portion le which isl positioned betweenthe free edge of the win-` 75., dow or door andthe windowy jambordoor casing, preferably by mortising said portion linto the edge of the window or door, as shown 'in Fig. 1. The one leg of this U-shaped portion la is securedV to the edge of the window 8O 'l or door bymeans of a screw 5 secured to the window or door through a hole l? in the other 'leg of the U-shaped .portionla. e lof the portion lathrough which thescrew 5 The leg extends is bent ata right angle at its outer end, as indicated by 1b, which portion is secured to the front side of the window or door by means of a knob fand a screw 7 extending through the knob and the flange or portion 1b into thev front side of the window or door, 90 vas'shown in'Fig. 1. The other leg, in which "the hole 1e is provided, extends a slight distance beyond the front lface of the window or f vdoor andis-oifset ltowards-the knob 4,' asV v indicated by l", and thence bent outwardly,95 incurved lform, as7 indicated by 1d, the curvature of the portion 1d conforming withthe curvature of the knob.. f 1 f f 'Againstthe adjacent side: of the-door or window jamb is secured thekeeper or strik# 100 ing plate 2, which is preferably mortised into the jamb, as shown in Figs. l and 'l`his keeper or striking plate 2, shown in plan in lVig. is provided at its outer end with a keeper or striking portion 2a bent outwardly a slight distance from its main plate portion. The normally outer side of the plate portion 2b of the member 2 is provided with transverse grooves or serrations, as shown in Figs. l and 3. Against this grooved portion of the keeperl or plate 2 is positioned a corcorespondingly grooved face of the retaining plate 3, which plate 3 is secured, by means of a screw 6, to the jamb of the window or door. The hole 2c in the member 2, through which the screw 6 extends, is elongated, as shown in Fig. 3. rIhis elongated hole 2c permits the keeper or striking plate 2 to be adjusted inwardly or outwardly relatively to its retaining plate 3 and the window or door, without removing the retaining plate 3, and provides at all times a rigid position for the keeping or striking portion of the member 2.

The free or longer outer leg of the catch member l is provided at its outer side with a lug if bent outwardly from the leg of the catch member. The front edge of this lug lt is adapted to engage the portion 2a of the keeper 2 when the window or door is closed. The back side of the lug li is inclined at an angle and adapted to engage the edge of the portion 2a of the member 2 for automatically depressing the free leg of the catch member l when the door orwindow is shifted to a closed position. The inclination of the back side of the lug lf is such, however, that if the window or door is slammed to its closed position, the inclined side of the lug will take up considerable of the shock and thus serves as a shock absorber against the slamming of the door or window.

The knob el permits the door or window to be readily opened and at the same time provides a grip against which the curved portion ld of the catch member l may be depressed for disengaging the lug lf from the retaining or keeper portion of the keeper or striking plate 2.

In Figs. el and 5 of the drawings, my catch structure is slightly modified to conform with the structure of an outwardly swinging window or door. In both views l and 5 the latch structure is identical, the latch in Fig. 4 being applied at the lower end of the window or door and the sill, while in Fig. 5 the same is applied to the side of the window or door and the jamb.

The catch member, indicated by 8, in this modified form of construction is constructed in the form of a right angle with the one flange 8a secured to the inner side of the casement window or door in a manner similar to the other structure, namely, by means of Vthe screws 5 and 7, the. latter screw also securing the knob 4 over the outer side of said flange and to the window or door. l he other flange 8b of the janib member extends at a right angle to the easement window or door into the room and is provided at its free end with a loop or grip portion 8, the outer end of which is positioned contiguous to the knob el so that the free end of the portion 8 may be readily shifted or depressed when the knob el is gripped. 'lhe loop portion 8U is provided with a hole 8, as shown best in Fig. 5, to permit the screw 5 to be readily secured. 'lhe outer or under side of the free flange 8b of the catch member is provided with the catch lug 8e, which is preferably punched Yfrom the plate forming the catch member. This lug is preferably secured near the end of the i'iange 8b of the catch member, as shown best in Fig. e. The outer and back side of the lug 8e is inclined at an angle to provide for automatic depression of the free end of the catch meinber when the window or door'is shifted to a closed position and also to serve as a shock absorber, as described above. The keeper 2 in this modified form of construction is positioned on the outer side of the retaining plate 3. The keeper and retaining plates 2 and 3 in this form of construction are similarly provided at their adjacent sides with interlocking, transversely positioned grooves for holding the keeper plate in a certain adjusted position. lThe keeper plate 2 is also provided with an elongated slot lo permit the same to be adjusted relatively to the plate 3` without adjusting'the latter plate, said plates `being secured to the sill or to the jamb of the window or door frame by the scrcw t5,` as inthe previously described structure.

In the structure shown in Figs- 1, 2 and 3, the free end of the catch member is provided with a pair of holes 1g, preferably' in the curved grip portion ld thereof. Through these holes may be secured a cord for depressing the grip portion when the catch is used in connection with transom windows.

Though I have shown anddescribed a pan ticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions and a slight.- ly modified form of construction thereof, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described mv invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a catch structure, a catch member formed of a resilient plate and adapted to be secured at its one end to a window or door, said plate being provided intermediate its ends and at its normally outer side with a lug with its engaging end cut and pressed out of the middle portion of said plate and at its opposite end with means to facilitate the shifting of the free end of said catch member and thelug thereof inwardly, and a keeper adapted to be rigidly secured to the frameV of said window or door and provided with an outwardly extending projection forming a ledge on the surface of said frame adapted to said plate being provided intermediate its ,ends and at its normally outer side with a lug with its engaging end cut and pressed out of the middle portion of said plate and at its opposite end with means to facilitate the shifting of the free end of said catch member and the lng thereof inwardly, said lug being inclined at its outer side, and a keeper adapted to be rigidly secured to the frame of said window or door and adapted to be engaged by the inclined side of said lug for depressing the same and the free end'of the catch member and `for holding the end of said lug in a positive lookedposition.

3. In a catch structure, a catch member formed of a resilient platel and adapted to be and for holding said lu in a locked position. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 9th day of September, 1926.

HANCIL CORDREY.

secured at its one end to a window or door, Y

said plate being providedv intermediate `its ends and at its normally outer side with a lug with its engaging end cut and pressed out of the middle portion of said plate and at itsopposite end with a grip portion to facilitate the shifting of the free end of said catch member and the lug thereof inwardly, and a keeper adapted to be rigidly secured to the frame of said window or door and forming a-ledge on the surface thereof and adapted to be engaged by said iup; for depressing the same and the free end of the catch member and for positively retaining said lug in a locked position.

4. In a catch structure, acatch member formed of a resilientfplate and having a U-shaped portion, the one leg of said U- shaped portion being adapted to be secured to Y the free edge of a swinging window or door withthe connecting end of said U-shaped portion extending toward the inner side of said window or door, the other leg ofisaid U- Y shaped portion extending beyond the outer side of said window or door providing means to facilitate the depression thereof, said lat-v ter leg being provided at its outer side Vwith an inclined lug, with its engagingV end cut and-pressed from the middle portion of said plate inclined at its outer and forward side,

and a keeper adapted to be rigidly secured to the frame of said window or door and forming a ledge on the surface thereof and' adapted to be engaged by the inclined lug of said catch member for depressing the same 

